WAR OF THE ROSES

By Glenn123
  • May 22, 1455

    St Albans

    this is when the first battle of St. Albans ws the start of the civil war in england called the War Of Roses
  • May 22, 1455

    Constant clashes

    There were constant clashes between the Lancastrian faction of King Henry VI, his wife Margaret of Anjou and the Yorkist forces led by Richard, Duke of York and the Earl of Warwick
  • Period: May 22, 1455 to Aug 22, 1485

    The begging of the war

  • Jul 10, 1460

    Battle of Northampton

    Battle of Northampton
    This is when the Yorkist army under Richard Neville and also Earl Warwick was captured by king Henry
  • Jul 10, 1460

    King Henry VI suffered

    King Henry VI again suffered a bout of madness and Richard Duke of York was again appointed Regent of England
  • Mar 4, 1461

    York declared

    Edward of york was declared king Edward IV in London
  • Mar 4, 1470

    English invasion

    The french support an english invasion led by Margret, Warwick and Clarence
  • Mar 4, 1470

    Edward was forced

    King Edward IV was forced to flee when Warwick's brother, John Neville changed to the Lancastrian side
  • Apr 14, 1471

    Battle of Barnets

    Battle of Barnets
    This event is when king Edward IV wins the battle and Warwick is killed
  • Apr 14, 1471

    Henry VI

    King Henry VI is imprisoned in the Tower of London
  • Apr 9, 1483

    King Edward

    King Edward
    King Edward IV died in Westminster
  • Jun 16, 1483

    Coronation is cancelled

    Coronation is cancelled
    The coronation of Edward V was cancelled
  • Jun 26, 1483

    Declared king Richard III

    Richard, Duke of Gloucester was declared King Richard III
  • Apr 9, 1484

    Edward of middleham

    Edward of middleham, which was known as Edward Plantagenet the only son of King Richard III of England died suddenly and the cause is unknown
  • Aug 22, 1485

    Battle of Bosworth

    Battle of Bosworth
    King Richard III was killed and his supporters defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field in Leicestershire against Lancastrian forces led by Henry Tudor
  • Aug 22, 1485

    Richard was the last king

    Richard was the last king of the Plantagenet family, who had ruled over England for more than three hundred years. Richard's defeat at Bosworth Field by Henry Tudor ended the Plantagenet dynasty and the War of the Roses and heralded the Tudor dynasty